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पञ्च द्रोणे शालीनां द्वादश आढकं तण्डुलानां कलभ भोजनम्, एकादशकं व्यालानाम्, दशकम् औपवाह्यानां नवकं साम्नाह्यानाम्, अष्टकं पत्तीनाम्, सप्तकं मुख्यानाम्, षट्कं देवी कुमाराणाम्, पञ्चकं राज्ञाम्, अखण्ड परिशुद्धानां वा तुअण्डुलानां प्रस्थः ॥

Rice prepared in such a way that five dróna of sáli yield ten ádhakas of rice will be fit to be the food of young elephants; eleven ádhakas from five drónas for elephants of bad temper (vyála); ten ádhakas from the same quantity for elephants trained for riding; nine ádhakas from the same quantity for elephants used in war; eight ádhakas from the same for infantry; eleven ádhakas from the same for chiefs of the army; six ádhakas from the same for queens and princes and five ádhakas from the same quantity for kings.

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